Saudi Arabia’s stock market rose at the close; Tadawul All Share rose 1.34% by Investing.com

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the end in Saudi Arabia, it gained 1.34%.

The best performers of the session were Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (TADAWUL: ), which rose 7.95% or 7.00 points to trade at 95.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Red Sea Housing Services Company ( TADAWUL: ) added 6.98% or 3.70 points to end at 56.70 and Saudi Automotive Services Co . (TADAWUL: ) was up 6.45% or 5.40 points to trade at 89.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL: ), which declined 5.88% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.16 at the close. Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL: ) declined 3.44% or 0.58 points to 16.26 and Saudi Industrial Development Co . (TADAWUL:) declined 2.96% or 0.29 points to 9.51.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Saudi Stock Exchange by 183 to 112, with 18 ending unchanged.

Shares in Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.98% or 3.70 to 56.70.

Crude oil for November delivery rose 1.40%, or 0.98, to $70.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for November delivery rose 1.26%, or 0.93, to $74.58 a barrel, while December gold futures rose 0.11 % or 2.90 to $2,601.50 per troy ounce.

EUR/SAR rose 0.14% to 4.18, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

US dollar index futures rose 0.38% to 100.67.